The economy of Minnesota produced US$243 billion of gross domestic product in 2005. Minnesota headquartered 31 publicly traded companies in the top 1,000 U.S. companies by revenue in 2011. This includes such large companies as Target, and UnitedHealth Group. The per capita personal income in 2004 was $36,184, ranking eighth in the nation. The median household income in 2005 was approximately $52,024, ranking eleventh in the nation.
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